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Wales Facing More Damning History If It All Turns To Ruins In Rome

Wales Facing More Damning History If It All Turns To Ruins In Rome
First the good news – Wales are chasing a ninth consecutive win in Rome and Italy have only once made it back-to-back home wins in the Six Nations. Then comes the bad news.

Cardiff City Can Use FA Cup Glory As Championship Fuel

Cardiff City Can Use FA Cup Glory As Championship Fuel
Omer Riza insists Cardiff City will give the FA Cup their full respect and attention when they visit Stoke City on Saturday. The Bluebirds manager is unlikely to be judged on the length of any Cup run when owner Vincent Tan makes a call at the end of the season as to whether Riza stays in charge or not.

Three Italian Dangermen Wales Must Control

Three Italian Dangermen Wales Must Control
Wales face Italy in Rome this weekend - looking for their first win after a difficult start to the Guinness Six Nations Championship. The match at Stadio Olimpico will be important for both teams, as Italy will be aiming to win back-to-back matches against Wales for the first time in their history.

Warren Gatland Bets The Lot On Red No.8

Warren Gatland Bets The Lot On Red No.8
Warren Gatland is banking on Taulupe’s 100+ cap experience providing his young Welsh side with a real boost in confidence as they seek to beat Italy in Rome in Round 2 of the Guinness Six Nations championship. The 34-year-old Cardiff Rugby No 8 has returned from his latest injury misery to pick up his 105th cap at Stadio Olimpico at the weekend in a vital clash for both nations.

Forget The Super Bowl . . . and Remember Sardis Bowl Back In 1975

Forget The Super Bowl . . . and Remember Sardis Bowl Back In 1975
America, and viewers across the world, will gather for the Super Bowl on Sunday. Twm Owen looks back 50 years to when an American Football game was the biggest show in one Welsh town. You would expect the history of American football in Wales to start in the 1980s when William ‘the Refrigerator’ Perry of the Chicago Bears became a household name and amateurs from Cardiff to Swansea and Caernarfon to Prestatyn took to the gridiron.

Warren Gatland Looks To Taulupe Faletau To Lift Desperate Wales

Warren Gatland Looks To Taulupe Faletau To Lift Desperate Wales
Taulupe Faletau will play his first game for Wales since the 2023 Rugby World Cup after being named on Thursday in the starting line up for their vital Six Nations clash with Italy in Rome on Saturday. In a boost for beleaguered Wales coach Warren Gatland, Faletau's selection is one of two changes to the side that was heavily beaten in Paris last Friday in the opening game of this year’s tournament. Wales are on a run of 13 defeats and were they to extend that beyond this weekend, it would make Gatland’s position begin to look untenable as well as see the side slip below Georgia to 12th in the world rankings.

“Harmless” Wales Have Never Had So Few Sharp Teeth

“Harmless” Wales Have Never Had So Few Sharp Teeth
There are some words in sport that can really hurt. One of them was uttered by a French rugby pundit last Friday night, moments after Wales had succumbed to a 43-0 defeat in their opening Six Nations match against France.

Darcey Harry In A Hurry As Women’s Open Looms

Darcey Harry In A Hurry As Women’s Open Looms
Welsh golfer Darcey Harry starts her professional career on the Ladies European Tour this week – with the AIG Women’s Open in Wales as her number one target for the season. The event will be at her home club, Royal Porthcawl, at the end of July, and will be the biggest female sporting event ever held in Wales with the world’s top stars descending on the South Wales coast for the first men’s or women’s Major held in Wales.

Italy v Wales . . . A Brief Modern History

Italy v Wales . . . A Brief Modern History
The 2025 Guinness Six Nations championship is well underway and after a whitewash defeat in Paris last week, Wales will be looking to avoid another loss. Warren Gatland’s men are striving to put behind them what happened against France and aim to record their first win of the tournament – and first in 13 matches – against Italy in Rome.

Nelson Jardim Pays Tribute To Newport County Godsend Nick Townsend

Nelson Jardim Pays Tribute To Newport County Godsend Nick Townsend
Newport County head coach Nelson Jardim was a relieved man after his side took a vital step towards securing their League Two status. The County boss was content with a tense 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Morecambe at Rodney Parade.

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May Madness Rocks Celtic Dragons' Superleague Hopes

Cardiff-based Celtic Dragons have been hit for six in their quest to climb the Vitality Netball Superleague table. Dragons have been knocked off balance during a damaging May Madness run which saw them lose all six matches played. There have been seven fixtures in total since Wales returned from the Commonwealth Games... Read More

Celtic Dragons Dominate And Then Lose Their Way

Celtic Dragons dominated their Vitality Netball Superleague match against Team Northumbria, but the visitors surprisingly finished 56-51 winners. Cardiff-based Dragons welcomed 11 players back from Wales duty at the Commonwealth Games and played some excellent netball at times. They won the first and second quarters, but faded as TN hit back and... Read More

Kiwi TeAroha Intent On Spoiling Dragons' Homecoming

Team Northumbria head to South Wales intent on spoiling Celtic Dragons’ return home after the Commonwealth Games. Dragons are intent on earning their third Vitality Superleague win of the season, while Northumbria made a difficult start to the 2018 season and have yet to win. Kiwi coach TeAroha Keenan, though, believes her... Read More

Kalifa Returns To Wales For Superleague Netball Clash

Kalifa McCollin , the shooting star who shone for Celtic Dragons last season, returns to South Wales on Monday evening. The 21-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago is in the benecosMavericks team for their Vitality Netball Superleague match against Dragons at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff (Monday, 7pm). McCollin, who started... Read More

Dragons Face Ebbw Vale Test For Final Superleague Netball Clash

Celtic Dragons 35, Wasps 75 Celtic Dragons head to Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre for their final Vitality Superleague Netball match of the season next Saturday. The Welsh players ran into a Wasps team in outstanding form and full of confidence. Shooter Kalifa McCollin was player of the match for Dragons and had a... Read More

Bethan Ready With Back Flip Celebration For Dragons Win

Bethan Dyke has pledged to celebrate with a back flip if Celtic Dragons win one or both of their last two Vitality Netball Superleague fixtures. Mid-court player Dyke, from Bridgend, made her promise during a live Dragons Q&A session online. “If we win against Wasps and/or Team Northumbria I will attempt the... Read More
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